Mythic Beasts hosting
Ranked 4 of 6 web hosts by recommenders
Recommended for clean IP ranges, trustworthy dealings and fast human support from a knowledgeable old-school host. Common caveat: it costs more than alternatives like Hetzner, especially for storage.
Recommended for clean IP ranges, trustworthy dealings and fast human support from a knowledgeable old-school host. Common caveat: it costs more than alternatives like Hetzner, especially for storage.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clean, well-managed IP ranges
“Their IP ranges are pretty clean and well managed. My deliverability has been fine there for years.”
Comment from 24 Jul 2026 in “Self-host your mail server” Trusted based on past dealings
“I'd trust Mythic Beasts a very great deal based on previous dealings.”
Comment from 18 Oct 2026 in “Namecheap just seized and disabled all my domains” Fast human support
“The one issue I've ever had was answered by a human within the hour.”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Namecheap just seized and disabled all my domains” Knowledgeable old-school hosting team
“they are a very knowledgeable old school host”
Comment from 9 May 2026 in “Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Expensive compared with alternatives
“They are quite expensive for some ranges of storage which you might need for IMAP”
Comment from 25 Jul 2026 in “Self-host your mail server” “This is way way more expensive than hetzner.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “I Am Building a Cloud”
Other web hosts people recommend
The four most recommended other web hosts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neocities | 34 | 8 | 81% | 12 | — | Approved |
| NearlyFreeSpeech.net | 29 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 15 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| DreamHost web hosting | 16 | 11 | 59% | 7 | 20 yrs10 owners | — |
| Mythic Beasts hostingThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 3 | — | — |
| WP Engine | 6 | 12 | 33% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The one issue I've ever had was answered by a human within the hour.”
“I'd trust Mythic Beasts a very great deal based on previous dealings.”
“They are quite expensive for some ranges of storage which you might need for IMAP”
“Their IP ranges are pretty clean and well managed. My deliverability has been fine there for years.”
“they are a very knowledgeable old school host”
“This is way way more expensive than hetzner.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.